SSC On Topic 1: The Decade of Ecosystem Restoration

On World Environment Day 2021, the United Nations declared a Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. The key principles of Ecosystem Restoration are:

• Global Contribution: contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Goals of the Rio Convention.
• Broad Engagement: promoting inclusive and participatory governance, social fairness and equity from the start and throughout the processes and outcomes.
• Diverse Activities: including many types of activities – a continuum of restoration activities.
• Benefits to Nature and People: achieving the highest level of recovery for biodiversity, ecosystem health and integrity and human well-being.